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Magnesium burns with a ____________ flame and produces ___________.

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a

white flame, magnesium oxide

b

green flame, magnesium trioxide

c

white flame, magnesium dioxide

d

green flame, magnesium oxide

answer is A.

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Magnesium is a highly reactive metal. It burns in the presence of oxygen with a dazzling white flame to produce magnesium oxide.

The chemical reaction is as follows-

2Mg(s) + O2(g)  2MgO(s)

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